Patents Assigned to The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organization, (A.R.O.), Volcani Center
  • Combined administration of a penetration agent and a sulfur containing compound to plants
    Patent number: 11213027
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of enhancing bud break in plants, comprising administering a combination of an amine polymer delivery agent and a sulfur containing compound to said plants. Disclosed also is a formulation comprising an amine polymer delivery agent and a sulfur containing compound. In addition, the use of such a formulation for enhancing bud break in plants is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: THE STATE OF ISRAEL, MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION, (A.R.O), THE VOLCANI CENTER
    Inventor: Etti Or
  • Composition of cultured grape cells
    Patent number: 9061053
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical or nutraceutical composition comprising a cell line callus culture of grape berry cells grown in vitro, whereby the cell line callus culture of grape berry cells is derived from one or more of grape-berry cross section, grape-berry skin, grape-berry flesh, grape seed, grape embryo of seeded or seedless cultivars or grape seed coat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: THE STATE OF ISRAEL, MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION, (A.R.O), THE VOLCANI CENTER
    Inventors: Yuval Eshdat, Avi Perl
  • Composition of cultured grape cells
    Patent number: 8628965
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical or nutraceutical composition comprising a cell line callus culture of grape berry cells grown in vitro, whereby the cell line callus culture of grape berry cells is derived from one or more of grape-berry cross section, grape-berry skin, grape-berry flesh, grape seed, grape embryo of seeded or seedless cultivars or grape seed coat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organization, (A.R.O), The Volcani Center
    Inventors: Yuval Eshdat, Avi Perl
  • Pomegranate sprouts, preparations derived therefrom and compositions comprising same
    Patent number: 8501257
    Abstract: A pomegranate sprout preparation is disclosed. Methods of producing pomegranate sprouts and pomegranate sprout preparation as well as food or feed products comprising same are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organization, (A.R.O.), Volcani Center
    Inventors: Yakov Vinokur, Victor Rodov, Batia Horev, Genady Goldman, Nehemia Aharoni
  • Isolated polypeptides and polynucleotides encoding same for generating plants with increased cuticlar water permeability
    Patent number: 8481809
    Abstract: An isolated polynucleotide is provided. The isolated polynucleotides comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence at least 88% homologous to SEQ ID NO: 22, the polypeptide being capable of increasing a cuticular water permeability of a plant expressing same. Also provided are methods of generating plants expressing such polypeptides which can be used for producing dehydrated plants or cuticular covered portions thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organization, (A.R.O.), Volcani Center
    Inventors: Arthur A. Schaffer, Ran Hovav
  • Method and system for heating and dehumidifying
    Patent number: 8453470
    Abstract: A method of controlling the conditions of air in an interior of an enclosure is disclosed. The method comprises collecting air from a lower part of the interior, dehumidifying the collected air, and releasing the dehumidified air in an upper part of the interior, thereby controlling the conditions of the air in the interior of the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organization, (A.R.O.), Volcani Center
    Inventors: Avraham Arbel, Mordechai Barak, Alexander Shklyar
  • Methods for treating inflammatory disorders
    Patent number: 8216801
    Abstract: Provided are methods of treating an inflammatory disorder in a subject, including administering to the subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition including a fruit, for example a grape, cell culture, cultured fruit cells, fruit cell culture extract, or cultured fruit cell extract, having an anti-inflammatory activity to treat the inflammatory disorder, wherein the inflammatory disorder is characterized by vascular endothelium dysfunction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organization, (A.R.O.), The Volcani Center
    Inventors: Yuval Eshdat, Avi Perl
  • Transgenic , method for producing same and use thereof
    Patent number: 8148603
    Abstract: The present invention relates to transgenic Ficus plants, particularly Ficus carica (fig tree), to a method for producing same, and to Ficus plants, plant materials and plant products produced by or from such genetically modified plant material. More specifically, the present invention relates to transgenic Ficus carica plants and use thereof for producing trees having improved agricultural traits and for the production of foreign proteins and edible vaccines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organization, (A.R.O.), Volcani Center
    Inventors: Moshe Flaishman, Avi Pearl, Sara Golobowicz
  • Polynucleotides and polypeptides encoded therefrom and methods of using same for increasing biomass in plants and plants generated thereby
    Patent number: 7906705
    Abstract: A method of increasing biomass, vigor and/or yield of a plant is disclosed. The method comprises expressing within the plant an exogenous polypeptide comprising a UGGPase activity. The polypeptide may comprise an amino acid sequence at least 90% homologous, and/or at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO: 33 as determined using the BlastP software of the National Center of Biotechnology Information (NCBI) using default parameters. Polynucleotides encoding same and plants expressing same are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organization, (A.R.O.), Volcani Center
    Inventors: Arthur A. Schaffer, Nir Dai, Marina Petreikov
  • Pest-impervious packaging material and pest-control composition
    Patent number: 7749525
    Abstract: A composition-of-matter comprising a substance usable in producing packaging material and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of ar-turmerone, a sesquiterpene alcohol and a turmeric oleoresin solid residue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignees: The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organization, (A.R.O.), Volcani Center, Biopack Ltd.
    Inventors: Shlomo Navarro, Simcha Finkelman, Dov Zehavi, Refael Dias, Sam Angel, Fadel Mansur, Miriam Rindner
  • Plant-derived alkaline alpha-galactosidase
    Patent number: 7514254
    Abstract: There are provided novel plant-derived enzymes for hydrolysis of sugars and particularly an alkaline alpha-galactosidase which hydrolyzes a broad spectrum of galactosyl-saccharides such as melibiose, raffinose and stachyose and guar gum, at neutral to alkaline pH conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organization, (A.R.O.), Volcani Center
    Inventors: Arthur A. Schaffer, Gao Zhifang
  • Methods for efficient extraction of carotenoids using an esterase
    Patent number: 7192731
    Abstract: A method of increasing a fraction of free carotenoids in a source of carotenoids in which at least some of the carotenoids are fatty acid esterified carotenoids is disclosed. The method is effected by contacting the source of carotenoids with an effective amount of an esterase under conditions effective in deesterifying the fatty acid esterified carotenoids, thereby increasing the fraction of free carotenoids in the source of carotenoids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organization, (A.R.O.), Volcani Center
    Inventors: Joseph Kanner, Rina Granit, Arieh Levy